5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham

1515 - 1574  (59 years)

• Name	Alexander Cunningham  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	5th Earl of Glencairn
  Birth	1515	Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	The Good Earl  [3]
  Title	5th Lord Kilmaurs
  Death	23 Nov 1574	Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland   [3]
  Person ID	I1893	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	4th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham,   b. 24 Mar 1493, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. Mar 1548, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Borthwick,   b. 1493, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1528, Scotland (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 10 Feb 1509	Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland   [2, 5]
  Family ID	F1338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean Hamilton,   b. 1512, Holmston, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
  Marriage	26 Nov 1526	Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland   [3]
  Divorce	1545	Scotland   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Cunningham,   b. 1533, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 20 Jul 1573, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. 6th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham,   b. 1535, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 24 Feb 1580, Lochinvar, Sutherland, Scotland (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Janet Cunningham
  Marriage	22 Jan 1549  [3]
  Family ID	F1442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1515 - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Marriage - 26 Nov 1526 - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Death - 23 Nov 1574 - Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Wallace, John #326517 http://thepeerage.com/p32652.htm#i326517. [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Cunningham William #028523 http://thepeerage.com/p2853.htm#i28523. [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Cunningham Alexander #022089 http://thepeerage.com/p2209.htm#i22089. [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Cunningham William #150565 http://thepeerage.com/p15057.htm#i150565. [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Borthwick Catherine #145414 http://thepeerage.com/p14542.htm#i145414.